张宁

張寧

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Meanings

1 Zhang Ning (born 1975), retired Chinese badminton player
2 Olympic gold medalist in women's singles at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008

Characters

to stretch (surname Zhang)

Examples

张宁连续两届获得奥运会羽毛球女单金牌。

Zhāng Níng liánxù liǎng jiè huòdé Àoyùnhuì yǔmáoqiú nǚdān jīnpái.

Zhang Ning won Olympic badminton women's singles gold at two consecutive Games.

她是中国羽毛球队的传奇人物。

Tā shì Zhōngguó yǔmáoqiú duì de chuánqí rénwù.

She is a legend of the Chinese badminton team.

Tips

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Zhang is still the only badminton player ever to win back-to-back Olympic singles golds. She also won her first one at age 29 — unusually old for a top-level racket athlete.

Stroke Order

张 zhāng

宁 níng